Cape Town is finally back to its buzzing, bustling self after the tourism sector was knocked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The airport that lost its spot as the busiest in the world last year is back on top once more.
The opening of domestic leisure travel aside, there have been changes with regards to which international countries you can travel to as a fully vaccinated South African.
South Africans are likely going to have a tricky time travelling abroad for quite a while yet.
A number of airlines have extended their bans on travel to and from South Africa, although there are still a few options.
A number of countries require negative COVID-19 tests at airports, which has provided fraudsters with the perfect opportunity to make some cash.
Despite widespread concern that we could be looking at a return to stricter lockdown measures, some restrictions were actually lifted.
South Africa has revised the number of countries allowed to visit, with more than half removed from the ‘high-risk’ category.
It’s safe to say that the first few days of welcoming international travellers to our shores has been rather hit and miss.
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Sunday that 11 countries would now be allowed to enter South Africa visa-free, but five of those are on the ‘red list’.
Minister Naledi Pandor has announced the complete list of countries banned from entering South Africa for leisure travel.
A new draft report published by the Department of Tourism provides possible scenarios for when we might welcome foreign tourists back to South Africa.
If you’re considering returning to South Africa from overseas, there are a few things that you should keep in mind.
An online survey of where people would like to go once it’s safe to travel abroad could be good news for our tourism industry.
We haven’t sparked a Jo’burg v.s. Cape Town battle for a couple of weeks so we had been wandering how to poke the bear a little and get some conversation going. Then, this beauty of a research project popped up.
“We screwed up!” These were the words of Airbus CEO Thomas Enders at the Singapore Airshow this weekend, as the entire European fleet of A380’s is downed to check for cracks in their wings. Aeroplane manufacturer FAIL.